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A caveat on the measurement of productive efficiency
A caveat on the measurement of productive efficiency
2001,
The correspondence between used performance measures and enterprise objectives, such...
Coherence analysis methods for production systems by performance aggregation
Coherence analysis methods for production systems by performance aggregation
2001,
This paper aims at describing methods for the coherence analysis in production...
A dissimilarity measure for solving the cell formation problem in cellular manufacturing
A dissimilarity measure for solving the cell formation problem in cellular manufacturing
2001,
Cell formation (CF) is a vital aspect of the design of cellular manufacturing systems....
Transfer of software engineering tools from information systems to production systems
Transfer of software engineering tools from information systems to production systems
2001,
This paper considers the prospects of transferring software-engineering methods and...
A discrete-time Markov production–inventory model with machine breakdowns
A discrete-time Markov production–inventory model with machine breakdowns
2001,
A machine produces an item at a constant rate, which is assumed to be greater than the...
A genetic algorithm approach to cellular manufacturing systems
A genetic algorithm approach to cellular manufacturing systems
2001,
A genetic algorithm (GA) metaheuristic-based cell formation procedure is presented in...
Valuation of strategic production decisions
Valuation of strategic production decisions
2001,
The value chains in industry need to be competitively organised to enable them to meet...
Long-term capacity management: Linking the perspectives from manufacturing strategy and sales and operations planning
Long-term capacity management: Linking the perspectives from manufacturing strategy and sales and operations planning
2001,
Efficient long-term capacity management is vital to any manufacturing firm. It has...
Dynamic analysis of changes in decisional structures of production systems
Dynamic analysis of changes in decisional structures of production systems
2001,
In the realm of enterprise reorganization, terms such as process orientation, group...
Heuristic methods for cost-oriented assembly line balancing: A comparison on solution quality and computing time
Heuristic methods for cost-oriented assembly line balancing: A comparison on solution quality and computing time
2001,
This paper is focused on the solution quality and computing time requirements of...
The use of parametric and non-parametric frontier methods to measure the productive efficiency in the industrial sector: A comparative study
The use of parametric and non-parametric frontier methods to measure the productive efficiency in the industrial sector: A comparative study
2001,
Parametric frontier models and non-parametric methods have monopolised the recent...
Learning and process improvement during production ramp-up
Learning and process improvement during production ramp-up
2001,
Rapid product lifecycles and high development costs pressure manufacturing firms to...
Structure optimization for continuous production systems with buffers under reliability constraints
Structure optimization for continuous production systems with buffers under reliability constraints
2001,
A problem of structure optimization of a series-parallel production system is...
The maximal profit flow model in designing multiple-production-line system with obtainable resource capacity
The maximal profit flow model in designing multiple-production-line system with obtainable resource capacity
2001,
A maximal profit flow model for reaching the optimal design of...
Minimizing work-in-process inventory in reliable production lines
Minimizing work-in-process inventory in reliable production lines
2001,
This work deals with the well-known buffer allocation problem in short reliable...
Naturally submodular digraphs and forbidden digraph configurations
Naturally submodular digraphs and forbidden digraph configurations
2000,
In this paper, we present several characterizations of the classes of naturally...
A generic event control framework for modular flexible manufacturing systems
A generic event control framework for modular flexible manufacturing systems
2000,
A generic event control framework is presented for a class of modular flexible...
Performance analysis of a batch production system with limited flexibility
Performance analysis of a batch production system with limited flexibility
2001,
The concept of limited flexibility, originally applied to production planning, has...
Project surface regions: A decision support methodology for multitasking workers assignment in just-in-time systems
Project surface regions: A decision support methodology for multitasking workers assignment in just-in-time systems
2001,
This research develops a decision support methodology called project surface regions...
Equipment flexibility vs. inventory: A simulation study of manufacturing systems
Equipment flexibility vs. inventory: A simulation study of manufacturing systems
2001,
Technological flexibility requires very high initial investments and therefore a...
Acceptance sampling and reliability: The tradeoff between component quality and redundancy
Acceptance sampling and reliability: The tradeoff between component quality and redundancy
2000,
This paper examines tradeoffs between two means of improving system reliability. These...
Tolerance synthesis by neural learning and nonlinear programming
Tolerance synthesis by neural learning and nonlinear programming
2001,
The tolerance design directly influences the functionality of products and related...
Evaluating simple scheduling rules in a mixed shop environment
Evaluating simple scheduling rules in a mixed shop environment
2000,
The layout and flow of real manufacturing shops are most often neither pure job-shop...
A neural-net approach to real time flow-shop sequencing
A neural-net approach to real time flow-shop sequencing
2000,
This paper considers the classic problem of sequencing a set of jobs that arrive in...
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